Whats the side effects of hand foot and mouth disease?

my twin 2 year old daughters have hfmd the eldest is ok but the youngest of the 2 has blisters on her fingers bum and knees and the rash has spead down her legs and up her neck and chin she has sores in the mouth that r so painful that it hurts when she drinks and eats that she doesnt want 2 put anythink in her mouth she has patch that look lyk exchma on her chest and back is this normal as am getting really worried about her

i did take her 2 the docs the other day and theres no treatment 4 it and they just said 2 keep giving her calpol and let it run its corse but i will give them another call thanx x

Anonymous 13 Oct 2011

I wanted to tell you it would have to run its coarse, but afraid you would think I didn't know what I was talking about, thats why I told you to take her to the doc, LOL. There will be no side effects she will be fine. I know she feels so bad, but it will get better. Von

i took her to see the emergancy doctor and got told not only has she got hand foot and mouth but shes also developed thrush in the mouth thats making her mouth even worse so glad i took her and glad theres no side effects thanks again

It's NOT true that there will be no side effects. My grandson has just recently got over this virus and now his fingernails and toenails are coming off!! Yes there are new one's growing underneath but I just want parents to know that there are side effects from this.

Nwk omg the poor babies I persnal have never heard of this ill keep them in my thoughts and prayere I'm think lots of popscicles and icecream to sooth the mouth. I'm glad von has advise for this. Ill keep in thoughts and prayers. Jaime

thanks jamie i will try and give her some icecream or a nice cold drink

Anonymous 13 Oct 2011

Jaime, it's like canker sores in the mouth. When my 2 week old baby had it he had so many they couldn't even count them all, & he couldn't suckle. Then they also get blisters on the soles of feet, & palms of hands. I had never heard of it until then & that was 1968.

All 3 of my kids had it as very young children. Doctor that long ago told me it was pretty rare in those days. The baby was only 2 weeks old, & couldn't suckle because he poor little mouth hurt so bad. It does just go away with out any treatment. My best to you & your kids...

they go 2 the childen centre for a couple of hours they went last friday and when i got bethaney hm (thats the eldest twin) within 5 mins of bringing her hm her temp shot up to 38.2

Anonymous 13 Oct 2011

I sure feel for you. My kids were all 1 year apart so had a baby , a 1 year old, & a 2 year old. Hard to explain to them why they feel so bad at times, & yes you do feel so helpless. Mine all got the chickenpox after that. About 4 weeks later, so make sure they get their vaccinations.

hi all can you tell me is this like catching the flu contagious or why do they get it i dont mean to be insensitive at all i just think this is really awful everyone is saying how their kids had it at a young age is this a chidhood illness? is there a vaccine for it? i feel so dumb not to know about this. but also that reminder for people to make sure kids dont miss the chicken pox vac good reminder 2 thumbs up for that. and for adults make sure you get the vac for shingles (i just found out what that was as well this year) again hope your babies are feeling better soon hang in there these ladies wont steer you wrong im sure theyll be better soon take care. y/f

Anonymous 14 Oct 2011

Jaime it is contagious, and no there is no vaccine for it. It just one of those things kids tend to share, like pink eye, lice all the kids being together. You know how it goes one gets it they all get it. I never gave my youngest daughter any vaccines, LOL I was one of those moms. And to beat it all I was a Ped nurse and gave them all day long to kids. But it was just one of those things my husband and I talked about and decieded we didn't want to do. Von

alot of people feel that way some say vacs are what causes autism im not sure but your daughters healthy and strong so it seems you made the right choice for her huh.

Anonymous 14 Oct 2011

Yes, she is very healthy. I would never tell anyone to give vaccines or not to give vaccines. All my g-kids take them. Its up to what ever you believe and you feel is best. V

Anonymous 14 Oct 2011

My kids had all the vaccinations available at that time, but they didn't have measles or chicnpox vaccine then, but I reccomend it to eveyone. My oldest got measles so bad at age 7, he had 107 fever on Christmas morning. What a disaterous day that was!